Ellsbury has come alive since, 1) the trade, and 2) hitting him where he belongs (2nd vs LH and 3rd vs RH). I hope he keeps it going even if it means a bigger contract for him. Considering what some Ellsbury-haters have put him through this year, I hope he gets. Prospects to keep him look a lot better than they did in April.

So the Sox have all this salary flexibility now but with nobody out there in FA land worth the money... and the kids they're counting on in the future at least a year away (at best)... its all adding up to a long 2013....

So the Sox have all this salary flexibility now but with nobody out there in FA land worth the money... and the kids they're counting on in the future at least a year away (at best)... its all adding up to a long 2013....

Agreed but you would hope that when BC and co made this move that they had a plan?